How To Install ruby-actionmailbox on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-actionmailbox on Ubuntu 22.04. ruby-actionmailbox is receive and process incoming emails (part of Rails)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-actionmailbox on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is ruby-actionmailbox

ruby-actionmailbox is:

Action Mailbox routes incoming emails to controller-like mailboxes for processing in Rails. It ships with ingresses for Mailgun, Mandrill, Postmark, and SendGrid. It provides the way for handling inbound mails directly via the built-in Exim, Postfix, and Qmail ingresses.

There are three methods to install ruby-actionmailbox on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ruby-actionmailbox Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-actionmailbox using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-actionmailbox

Install ruby-actionmailbox Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-actionmailbox using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-actionmailbox

Install ruby-actionmailbox Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-actionmailbox using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-actionmailbox

How To Uninstall ruby-actionmailbox on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the ruby-actionmailbox package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-actionmailbox

Uninstall ruby-actionmailbox And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-actionmailbox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-actionmailbox

Remove ruby-actionmailbox Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-actionmailbox configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-actionmailbox

Remove ruby-actionmailbox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-actionmailbox configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-actionmailbox

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-actionmailbox package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.